Race
Vox’s home for coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for racial justice in America.
Grappling with a culture that’s still okay with making fun of people like me.
The civil rights icon was told to cut a too-radical line from a famous speech. It says a lot about who he is.
A historically black village’s destruction made way for Central Park’s creation.
In her new book, Franchise, Marcia Chatelain explains how black franchise owners became the backbone of the industry.
Americans love the legend of doomed young lovers on the run. In Queen & Slim, that love gets reexamined.
A debate with National Review editor Rich Lowry.
It all happened in a group foster home.
A grand jury found the shooting death of De’Von Bailey was justified.
The father of Atatiana Jefferson is one of too many lost to grief, trauma, and injustice.
The “Groyper Army” and the war over college campus conservatism, explained.
The recording shows once again that the racism and anti-Semitism of the “alt-right” or “dissident right” is just racism and anti-Semitism.
2020 Democratic candidates who aren’t Biden still have time to make inroads with black voters.
Abuse is all I’ve known as a black woman in America.
As colleges grapple with the legacy of slavery, it’s the third school in two months to announce a reparations fund.
The South Bend mayor’s platform aims to present a realistic vision for the justice system — and show his commitment to police reform.
Ex-NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo claims that his August firing was “arbitrary and capricious.”
The incident has reignited a debate about police presence in schools.
A notice of appeal was filed on October 16, but it could be months before her attorneys proceed further.
Students say the university needs to do a lot more to address a deeper culture of racism on campus.
A federal judge has issued a limited ruling that Florida cannot use a person’s inability to pay fines as a reason to deny the vote.
City leaders say they want to create smaller, more “humane” jails in the city. Some activists argue that there shouldn’t be jails at all.
“I will fight until the death to make sure every citizen ... has that right to vote.”
The killing of Jefferson in her own home marks the latest in a string of incidents that have made black residents wary of local officers.
Aaron Dean, the officer who shot Atatiana Jefferson, resigned on Monday, hours before he was booked on murder charges.
Corey Robin on Thomas’s black nationalism and why more people should understand it.
The “Banditos” say they’re a fraternal club for LA deputies. But critics allege that the group violently harasses civilians — and other officers.
The Dallas Police Department already faced criticism from activists. The Guyger trial has made everything worse.
Judge Steven Reed will be the first African American to lead a city with deep ties to the civil rights movement and the confederacy.
Deandre Somerville’s record will be erased, but that doesn’t make the 10 days he spent in jail any less outrageous.
It involves a white man suing on behalf of anonymous Asian Americans college applicants.
Amber Guyger’s murder trial is sure to be as contentious as the case itself.
Candidates are getting better at talking about race and racism, but they’re still struggling to show it at the debates.
Virginia Theological Seminary used enslaved labor. Now it is spending $1.7 million on reparations.
Hip-hop’s first billionaire is helping with the NFL’s social justice efforts. But the partnership’s first few weeks have been riddled with controversies.
A new study finds that an increase in “splinter” school districts are leaving poor and nonwhite students behind.
The relationship between religious exemption laws and racial discrimination is not new.
Stanford psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt, the author of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, says Nextdoor reduced racial profiling by 75 percent by introducing a tiny bit of friction for users.
Diana Sanchez’s federal lawsuit in Denver is part of a much larger issue facing incarcerated women.
The former gubernatorial candidate keeps getting asked about running for office. Her fight against voter suppression could have a greater impact.